Police have released Neha Bora, president of the All India Students’ Association (AISA), after detaining her during a protest in Delhi demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner.

She was detained on Saturday morning (October 10).

In a post on social media platform X after her release, Bora said police had taken her mobile phone but later returned it. She also said that other women detained at the police station had been released.

Bora is one of the prominent figures in the ongoing movement demanding the resignation of India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest centres on allegations of irregularities in the revision of voter lists.

Police detained Bora and activists from various political and student organisations ahead of a scheduled protest by CJP at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Saturday. Security was tightened in several parts of the capital ahead of the demonstration.